yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Acer Iconia A500] :
1) neither, the Gen refers to regions.

2) Yes

3) You'll not only need root, but CWM installed as well. There is more than ample documentation in this forum on the subject, use the search function (if on your tab, use "advanced search")

4) To overclock you'll need a custom kernel installed and an app to overclock with. Once again there is ample documentation in this forum on the subject.

;)
[Acer Iconia A500] gersma:
1) I am under the impression that Gen1 can be used everywhere en Gen2 is exclusively for US. If I use a Gen2 rom, my tablet almost sees no wifi networks that are in channels 12 and 13 where a Gen1 rom does see the networks.

2) The roms itself work everywhere, its only that you could experience strange effects depending on where you are in the world. I can only speak for myself but a stock Gen2 is no good for Europe, unless you flash a compatible Gen1 Flexrom.img onto it, and tweak the flexrom.prop file for estitical purposes.

3) There is no short answer on this question. If you are not comfortable with formatting sdcards, unzipping stuff to the right place, creating folders and pushing and releasing buttons at exact the right time then you will have a real hard time doing it.

The principle is the following : getting and specialy prepped buggy honeycomb 3.01 on the root of an sdcard, a file called iconiaroot.apk on the sdcard aswell, rebooting your tablet while pushing the volume down button so its starts flashing the buggy honeycomb version.

Then start up the tablet again, rush to the market, download some file manager, with that filemanager explore your sdcard, and install the iconiaroot.apk file, once thats done, rush back to the market and download and install acer recovery installer. At that point you will have CWM (clockworkmod) installed.

Then you can shutdown the tablet, browse xda for a rom that suits you, copy it on your sdcard, put the sdcard in your tablet, fire the tablet up while holding the volume down button, clockworkmod will start and here you can install your CWM rom you have just put on your sd card ('install zip from sdcard' in cwm menu)

4) I am not familiar with overclocking, but from what i understand from reading this forum it can only be done if you install a custom kernel (thor or villain) and and some sort of an overclock application.

Note : as you are already on 3.2.1 I would NOT recommend you rooting your device.
[Acer Iconia A500] gersma:
Nope just flash the right rom this time !
[Acer Iconia A500] drkalo:
Is there any difference between Acer_A500_7.014.14 and Acer_A500_7.014.15 ? ... Or it is just EU / US numbering thing?
[Acer Iconia A500] gersma:
For sure :

the 7.014.15 is derived from this version : Acer_A500_4.010.40_7.006.03_COM_GEN1

the 7.014.14 is derived from this version : Acer_A500_7.006.01_COM_GEN1

Speculation :

I dunno what the diference is, I can only tell you that both versions are equal, its not that the .15 version is more up to date than the other one.. maybe other languages?
[Acer Iconia A500] ssedlmayr:
thank you

Thank you for your straight replies. While there is a lot of information in this forum, it is really fragmented, hard to understand, and applies to old software that does not work now. I tried the gingerbreak root, only to find out it does not work with the 3.2.1.

You seem to know more than anybody and are quite concise without routing everybody to the generic..there is information, search for it. That usually means they do not know how to do it, therefore should not be answering..What an understatement, there is information search for it..

Interesting about the GEN 1 and GEN 2..mine first had the GEN 1, then updated and went to GEN2..

I love the 3.2.1 kernel and just wanted to have the CPUs go faster..too bad somebody doesn't write an app that just mods the speeds for us without having to do the whole thing of pushing buttons, standing on your left foot, praying to the gods of software hacking, and throwing salt over your left foot. Just write a script that executes the root thing, download the cpu speed software, and give you a choice of speeds..a lot of people would probably pay a few bucks for that..think about it, you seem to be smart enough to do it..let me know if you do, I will be one of the first to buy it from you..

Thanks
[Acer Iconia A500] gersma:
I'm not that smart when it comes to linux and programming. But you are right about one thing that there is a great demand for a simple solution for rooting the devices. I don't understand why all the android devices are locked down in some sort of way, because root lets you do a lot of fun stuff. The manufacturers could easily make a device that is completly unlocked (read rooted) and when things go bad (device not working anymore because of deleting, modifying the wrong files etc.) provide a simple hardware reset button that fully resets the device to its factory state and original rom. That would not be so hard to do right?
[Acer Iconia A500] loclua:
Thank you for you hard work
[Acer Iconia A500] aranna:
Hi,

Thk a lot, i have small questions, i'am currently on Taboonay 2.2 (previously i was on HC 3.2.1 stock rom, done a downgrade to buggy 3.01 in order to install IconiaRoot and CWM).

If i switch to the version acer_a500_7.014.14_com_gen1 + root + busybox by using CWM to slash it, i will lost CWM or not ?

Many thx...
[Acer Iconia A500] gersma:
You will not lose CWM, in fact you need CWM to install this rom. Its all stock except for the fact that I have removed the CWM killer from it, so its safe to flash through CWM without killing CWM after the first boot.
[Acer Iconia A500] se_ebel_portolkyz:
Full ack! That's why I refrain from installing other custom ROMs.

I don't want anything else.
[Acer Iconia A500] starkiller86:
This is great! Just what I was looking for. Thanks!
[Acer Iconia A500] pingram3541:
Thanks for providing this. Had Taboonay 2.2 and over time tablet seemed to get sluggish, more likely an app and not the rom, but decided it was time for a fresh start. downloaded zip and installed within minutes!
[Acer Iconia A500] stewfish:
Shame I can't get this now. Multiupload is closed :'( . Mirror anyone?
[Acer Iconia A500] drkalo:
Please delete this post, link removed...
[Acer Iconia A500] djyoshii:
Mirror appears to be down (for me anyway, have tried diff browsers too)
[Acer Iconia A500] drkalo:
FileServe and Depostifiles are still available for me.
[Acer Iconia A500] djyoshii:
i can't see any links for depositfiles or fileserve in any of the 4 pages?
[Acer Iconia A500] drkalo:
You can find them by following the multiupload link and scroll down for the rest of the mirrors.
[Acer Iconia A500] erica_renee:
If you can get to multiupload post how you are doing it.. I get NOTHING BUT page not found.. or blank page.. cant go directly to there site cant get there from clicking any browser found link.. ONCE IN A WHILE i still get the shut down message from DOJ.. I CLEARED CACHE and everything tried all 3 browsers.. IE (YUKEEE) FIREFOX AND CHROME...

What give with this crap... These files are legal... :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:
[Acer Iconia A500] drkalo:
OK, sorry, it's me that I didn't get it right - you don't have access to multiupload, so:

Pre rooted/busyboxed version :

http://www.fileserve.com/file/M75U997/CWM_COMBI_A500_701414_GEN1.zip

http://depositfiles.com/files/jsoxnd1i9

Stock version :

Stock rom :

http://www.fileserve.com/file/aVFtN85/CWM_ROM_A500_701414_GEN1.zip

http://depositfiles.com/files/2ugc7r87y

rooting this stock ROM:

http://www.fileserve.com/file/Fmh5u9Y/CWM_ROOT_A500_701414_GEN1.zip

http://depositfiles.com/files/n2n7oo6eh

@ erica: There might be a limitation from your network operator to access some of the well known file sharing services because of the PIPA/SOPA bull****. You can also try a free proxy from another country to check if it works.
[Acer Iconia A500] batom:
Write "www" before the link.
[Acer Iconia A500] hassan1398:
thanks. and goodlock
[Acer Iconia A500] jbmmurph:
download link not hot

Please post a download link to the pre rooted rom. I'm not able to get the current ones to work.
[Acer Iconia A500] gersma:
I've updated first post with new links, the rom files are hosted now on hotfile.com because multiupload seems to be down ...

sry if this caused any inconveniance, but i think the FBI or CIA is to blame ...
[Acer Iconia A500] jbmmurph:
Which file to use?

Sorry for this dumb question, however I want to make sure I get it right.

If I flash the prerooted rom, is that it or do I need to flash another file?

Thanks so much!! Jeff
[Acer Iconia A500] drkalo:
That is all, no need to flash another file.
[Acer Iconia A500] Powell730:
Hi, new tablet owner.. I rooted my 3.2.1 a500 but I'm a little confused... this says for gen1 but my stock rom says gen2.. am I able to flash this? If so just kinda curious why development isn't being done on gen2?

Edit: I should have read, never mind :-)
[Acer Iconia A500] ibawanzingee:
Downloading now. Thanks!

EDIT: Ok, I just checked the difference between GEN1 and GEN2, and the only difference is:

GEN1: ENGLISH ONLY.

GEN2: ENGLISH, and other languages like ENGLISH.

For those who don't know.

Source:

http://android.modaco.com/topic/351005-the-beginners-guide-to-acer-liquid-metal/

(It may be a "liquid metal" guide, but Android updates are universal in that regard.)
[Acer Iconia A500] AZKJS:
Awesome! Just Awesome! I have been running about every darn rom on XDA, & Other sites for a month now. I just want a Clean Rooted Rom and you've given us that! :rolleyes: And Now i know the Difference between Gen1 & Gen2! LOL
[Acer Iconia A500] spartacus13b:
I am currently running the stock OTA 3.2.1/7.014.14 on my tablet.

What is the easiest way for me to flash the pre rooted version, do I have to downgrade first, root and then flash this or is there a way I can just flash the pre rooted rom over the current OTA that I am running now.

Thanks
[Acer Iconia A500] drkalo:
You need CWM to flash these. In order to install CWM you need to be rooted. In order to root your OTA 3.2.1 FW, you need to revert.
[Acer Iconia A500] gersma:
here's a 'simple' rootguide : read
[Acer Iconia A500] Dogie52:
Thanks flashing now :)
[Acer Iconia A500] Anhell:
Hi there gersma !!,

i just want to let you know that i really appreciatte what you`ve done here, i was really happy to know that you had the same rom with the same compilation series that i had, before installing another rom. So i´ve translated all your post to Spanish (Argentina) into these forum : http://www.grupoandroid.com/topic/38244-acer-a500-hc-321-acer-a500-701414-com-gen1-root-busybox/

Giving all the credit to you of course, so i didn´t want to let it pass to share your great contribution.

And i want to consult if you don´t mind if i put mirro links next to your original links ??

Again thank you :)
[Acer Iconia A500] gersma:
Hi,

I have no problem at all with you sharing, translating or mirroring the contents of my post. Internet is all about sharing. If nobody ever shared anything with the community, then what would be the usefulness of all our computers beeing connected through the internet?

So go ahead my friend ..

Btw : not el Aléman but los Belgas (the flag on the left is the Belgian Flag :-))
[Acer Iconia A500] Anhell:
Thank you very much for your good willingness, and i am really sorry about messing your country, of course i've corrected myself and fixed the post :).

Thankyou again
[Acer Iconia A500] vastelectron:
Hello

Hi everyone,

I tried a beta version of ICS on my a500 and I used CWM and did a full restore to go back to 3.2.

And now for some reasons, it would not load micro sd card or usb card.. ( i tried hitting mount but wouldn't do anythign) anyone ran into this problem before? I not sure what to do...

I want to do and OTA update but I don't know how to unroot.. I think that could fix the problem.
[Acer Iconia A500] vastelectron:
To reply to my own post. Found the problem to be with 16/32gb size cards. For some reason it wouldn't recognize those but works with 8gb size card and lower.

I might have to contact Acer to find out why.. please send me a pm if you have a solution. Thank you.
[Acer Iconia A500] gersma:
I dont think this is an ICS thread, thats probably why nobody replied.

This honeycomb version works fine with any sized sdcards, so your problem must be related to your tablet only.
[Acer Iconia A500] gbyrne2011:
Hi gersma, I was wondering if you could help me with something please.

I recently updated to ICS 4.0.3 but want to return to stock, now I was able to return to 3.2 with taboonay 2.0. I'm gonna be flashing with the stock in your thread once it's download the question is the booloader, It's currently on 0.03.11-ICS and I know this might not be okay to ask as this is a 3.2 thread, but would you have a suggestion on how to restore that to original also. I'm selling the tablet and want it as stock as possible, so if the new people have issues they can return it to acer without issues.

Thank you very much for your time.

Garret
[Acer Iconia A500] gersma:
Ill do a full reply this evening. Im currently not at home. Ill post a full answer to yourr question.
[Acer Iconia A500] bibi_50:
Hi Gersma,

If I use the full stock version

without

root and restore it with CWM ( I am currently on 4.03 lightspeed)

Can I recover OTA upgrade? (because I think I will lost Root and CWM during the flash)

( I wanted to receive official upgrade to ICS from ACER. )

Is it possible? OR have I to do something more?

Kind Regards.
[Acer Iconia A500] gersma:
Well your current ics bootloader is fully compatible with honeycomb v321. For flashing this rom you will need to have cwm installed. If you want all of that gone, and I mean completly return to honeycomb 3.2 and the honeycomb bootloader, you will have to find a full stock honeycomb 3.2 image with the bootlaoder still in it, rename that image to update.zip, put it on the root of your sdcard and reboot the tablet, that way the bootloader will be replaced with the one from honeycomb, and your cwm recovery will be replaced with acers stock recovery. That way I think you will erease all your modding tracks you ever performed with the tablet.

You can find such a full package 3.2 rom on vache's site or in this thread : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1113878

Look for the full package zips of hc32 and for a gen1 image. Dont forget to rename the downloaded file to update.zip and put it in your sdcards rootdirectory.

And as allways a litle warning : if you brick your device, doing the things i just told you, you are to blame, not me !

Hope this answer satisfies you.
[Acer Iconia A500] gersma:
If you do flash this 3.2.1 honeycomb rom with cwm (root or non root, its the same) and you do the OTA update in the near future, you will loose CWM and root, plus you will have the official ics bootloader.

This is not the end of the world if this happens. If i remember clearly, Blackthunder is working on a program wich runs on your windows pc, to easily root, replace the bootloader with a patched one and install cwm on your ota ics4. (blackthunders thread can be found here : http://forum.tegraowners.com/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=350)
[Acer Iconia A500] sjsae:
Re:

Any working links? I need these specific files :( :( :( :(
[HTC EVO 3D] luisdelvalle1:
i put on the new OLYMPUS Titan HD ODEXed v2 and my battery isnt holding a charge. anyone else experiencing this??? its odd to me cuz OLYMPUS roms have been awesome. thanks and appreciate any answers or comments
[HTC EVO 3D] Rob the plumber:
Maybe you have an app that is flipping out?
[HTC EVO 3D] Largan:
It's possible that the battery stats are wacked out.

Sent from my PG86100
[HTC EVO 3D] luisdelvalle1:
Slapped on Titan HD 3 working like a charm now. Odd. Gonna retry later today will post results
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lsalamun:
Can anyone tell me if there is some update.zip or a custom line in hw_config.sh to disable m4v recording? I captured only 2 minutes of video and it had 200+ Mb and I experienced lags. I am using GingerXperia V21b.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] domirex:
U have to reinstall ROM i guess
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lsalamun:
Well, if someone made an update.zip in android development section, he could also do an undo.zip. And how doesn't anyone complain about this recording, i mean, my phone isn't national data storage :D
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bishnuchetri25:
me too going through the same problem...

but the only difference is...my video file is in .3gp

but even a 2min video is 32MB size...... thats way too much..as compare to other fones with even 5MP camera.... :(
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Enklava:
Just guesing ! ! !

I am not sure, but you could try to press the menu button while your camera is on -if some settings show up and there is an option change to vga ... do it :)

Hit the thanks button if I helped!
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattdub1:
has anyone found the file to replace with a splash screen or have any idea how we can change it?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RGardner:
I'm guessing you mean the boot animation (after the Samsung Galaxy Tab screen)?

system/media/bootanimation.zip

If you're rooted, and have write permissions set, replace the file with another of your choosing.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lezada96:
Believe he's talking about the Samsung splash screen not the boot animation after..I would love to know how...I know on my HTC evo you have to flash .img file in fastboot
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattdub1:
ya, not the boot animation, the samsung splash screen
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RGardner:
Samsung uses a proprietary .qmg file, but I haven't found where it resides on the Tab. It isn't in System/Media like it was on my old Captivate. :confused:
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheDriller:
Actually I know how to do this. Samsung uses proprietary formats, but for splash its not qmg. That is for boot animations. I am working on this for everyone. I do not own a Galaxy Tab, but someone has donated a large sum of money and is loaning me a tab to work with so I can perfect a flash able zip for this. It should only take me a couple of weeks, consider it a WIP. I will post the zip or other instructions when I have it done

After I threw up in my mouth a little bit... I realized i don't have an iPhone
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benny3:
I wonder if we can use this and tweak it to work for the tab

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=32581589
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheDriller:
Depends... Does the galaxy tab have a S4 processor? When I get the test tablet I will have to examine the kernel to see where the splash screen is stored. If it is in the same place all it will take to get that script to work is a few minor script modifications because that particular one uses a assert get prop to make sure its d2vzw or another compatible device. (ie d2spr, d2att, d2tmo). I will post my results when I have it all done. I know its possible, but I could also make a flashable zip with a script that points to another location for the splash screen so you could load it in system/media with the boot animation and change it at will very easily like you can a boot animation. More information to follow. Please be patient

After I threw up in my mouth a little bit... I realized i don't have an iPhone
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crispychips99:
Any updates on how you're going with this? Keen to give it a try...
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Chinese281:
Is there a keyboard or an app that allows you to type in english but it converts the letters/words into Japanese?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] kwes1020:
Google translate can. I used it here. Not sure of the accuracy though.

Google翻訳ができます

Google hon'yaku ga dekimasu
[Verizon Droid Charge] coolfx35:
I bought a movie from Android Market, but cannot play it, because it says "Movie cannot play before you have a rooted device".

Anyone got a solution to this?
[Verizon Droid Charge] kvswim:
Are you rooted?
[Verizon Droid Charge] coolfx35:
of course i am. i won't be on XDA if I wasn't.
[Verizon Droid Charge] anoninja118:
you answered your own question, afaik it has a signature check and will not play if it detects root

blazing through on my Acer A500 via XDA app
[Verizon Droid Charge] kvswim:
Well you said it says "before you have a rooted device"...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jameslfc5:
I am loving the new stack widgets that ICS offers, but I was on a honeycomb tablet yesterday and it had a stack widget for the Android Marketplace - any chance of getting this on the nexus?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
... Stack widget? whats that.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jameslfc5:
Unless I have got it wrong :/ - I believe a stack widget is one like the YouTube, Gallery and Google photos widgets that come as standard where you can scroll thru them?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] p-slim:
Edit: I'm actually completely lost on what you're asking
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jameslfc5:
Look at the above screenshots, I was on a transformer tablet yesterday at PC world and there was a widget like the ones above but it was for the latest marketplace apps, so i was just wondering if this was available for my phone :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Jrbourque:
Isn't he asking if ics has the same market widget honeycomb does that you can slide through options like you can with sliding through photos and YouTube widget on ics
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] p-slim:
Oh ok, to be honest my marketplace widget and YouTube widget are automatically like that, maybe the OS can tell the difference but I don't have ics on my tablet to check it out
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jameslfc5:
My marketplace widget looks like the below, so I was just wondering if they could be stackable tiles that I can easily flick through :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] player911:
I don't know why the ICS Market Widget isn't "scrollable" or "stackable" like the Honeycomb one....

Perhaps they can copy it over. I'm sure there is a backup of HC 3.2 Widgets in an installable APK file.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jameslfc5:
Cheers for understanding, let us know if you find it please
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Samwes:
Bit late now for a reply but I thought I would in case anyone else had the same question.

The widget you showed is the play market widget, the stack widget is the previous (better in my opinion) market widget. To get the stack able widget you must revert back to android market (which would not be recommended, and if if possible probably difficult) or find the old widget from somewhere else, if not as an apk maybe found in an old rom. Hope I helped.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yelped:
Hi, if this is the wrong place to post this, then feel free to move it.

I have an interesting problem with my device. All email apps force close when checking my email, meaning that I can see my inbox, however when I select the email, it force closes. This happens on the stock email app, Gmail app, and the Hotmail app. If I turn off the wifi before going into the email, it doesn't crash.

Does anyone have any ideas? If you need logs, how and what to attache?

Thanks!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yelped:
Thanks! Do you have any ideas?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deadlyrhythm:
try unstalling and reinstalling. sometimes they get messed up. after that if it still i guess your next best bet would be a factory reset. do a backup first of course :D
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yelped:
Thanks for the reply.

I tried your suggestions, however it still doesn't work. I think it's missing something related to the wifi permissions, because it only happens when wifi is enabled. How can I verify this? How can I upload logs?

Thanks for the expected quick response.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yelped:
Here are logs...

http://pastebin.com/kz1idxqV

Thanks!